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sl8

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21. I'm not positive, but I doubt it.

Thu Dec 29, 2022, 11:50 AM

Dec 2022

Sorry I'm late, I didn't notice your reply.

Those wipe programs looks like they work on a lower level then the filesystem, which would mean that everything goes.

You may want to search for secure erase program instead of the diskwipe programs. I've used CCleaner (free) on my PCs and was happy with it. I hesitate to vouch for it unconditionally, but I think it will do what you want.

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I have to return a computer. How do I scrub it? [View all] iemanja Dec 2022 OP

format the hard drive Timewas Dec 2022 #1

No disc iemanja Dec 2022 #2

Do you have a disk Timewas Dec 2022 #3

There is no DVD drive iemanja Dec 2022 #5

2 things I do. Either remove it and smash it with a hammer or get East-Tec Eraser and do a DoD+ wipe TheBlackAdder Jan 2023 #23

There are quite a free few diskwipe programs out there. sl8 Dec 2022 #4

Thank you iemanja Dec 2022 #6

Question iemanja Dec 2022 #7

Wherever you bought it moniss Dec 2022 #10

I'm not positive, but I doubt it. sl8 Dec 2022 #21

Delete all of the files in the following three Folders padfun Dec 2022 #8

0K, TY iemanja Dec 2022 #9

Boot into command prompt intrepidity Dec 2022 #11

Formatting doesn't do much.. data can easily be recovered... getagrip_already Dec 2022 #12

After I deleted all the files from file manager iemanja Dec 2022 #13

Not familiar with the tool, but getagrip_already Dec 2022 #20

I reread the return policy iemanja Dec 2022 #14

They let me return it for a full refund iemanja Dec 2022 #22

New computers have a recovery partition IbogaProject Dec 2022 #15

Your link is dead iemanja Dec 2022 #16

I tried making it a formal link IbogaProject Dec 2022 #17

Something is strange iemanja Dec 2022 #18

Your DNS might be messing up IbogaProject Dec 2022 #19

Eraser TdeV Jan 2023 #24